Wayne Sherlock, Date of Birth

    

Wayne Sherlock

Irish hurler

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1978

Profession: hurler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Wayne Sherlock

  • Wayne Sherlock (born 21 June 1978) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Blackrock.
  • He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 8 seasons, starting as a right wing-back before later lining out as a right corner-back.
  • Sherlock is considered to be one of the greatest defenders of his era.Sherlock began his hurling career at club level with Ballinure before transferring to the nearby Blackrock club.
  • He broke onto the club's top adult team straight out of the minor grade in 1996.
  • Sherlock made 69 championship appearances for the club before his retirement in 2012 and was part of the Cork Senior Championship-winning teams of 1999, 2001 and 2002. At inter-county level, Sherlock was part of the successful Cork under-21 team that won back-to-back All-Ireland Championships in 1997 and 1998.
  • He joined the Cork senior team in 1999.
  • From his debut, Sherlock was ever-present as a defender and made a combined total of 66 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2007.
  • During that time he was part of three All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1999, 2004 and 2005.
  • He also secured five Munster Championship medals and captained the team during the 2002 season.
  • A groin injury lead to Sherlock losing his place on the starting fifteen towards the end of his career and he announced that he was leaving inter-county hurling on 30 March 2007. Sherlock won his only All-Star in 1999.
  • He later served as a selector with the Blackrock senior hurling team.

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